News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-07

| 1t is expected the history Of the first cen
fury OF this towns existence will be
written at no distant day, and for which
she has our cordial thanks. To all those
who have made similar contribution!
we take this occasion to express ON
thanks: Our present physician, DR.
David Randall, is pupil of DR.. Hun
tOOn, and has been in successful practice
III this town and vicinity for nearly forty
years: In the forth coming history there
will be notices of the Mechanics. the
Pitches, Sawyers, Fairbankses' TavlOrs
Noyeses, Keelers, Hadleys, WisWells
JOneses, BoyeSes, MattheWses, Cannons
Lllleys, HOlbrO0kS, CObleighS, Larabees
Latimers, Gilsons, Walkers, Saffords
Littles, Lanphers, Perkinses. Harris
Manns, Calkins, Campbells, Mobiles
StrOngs, WhitcombS, Pages, Towards
DaVises, GitfOrdS, CrOWells, Camps
Cranes. Randalls, Clevelands, Downers
Glaciers, Ferrins, Welches. Wrights
Spicers, Jewetts, Newlands, Edgertons
GrisWolds, GOodriches, Burrills, Parks
Stearns, Tobeys, Hills, Hogs, Emersons.
Aliens, Smalleys, SherWins, Cooks
Hardys, - Cephas Fassett = Bundys
Merriams, McKinstrys, Spauldings, the
Lucases, the Mannings, the Felchers
the Denios, the DWinells, Thinkers
Artimus B. Larabee, w. IL. H. Miller
Harlow Z. Smith, Almond Boardman
and his family in the ascending and
descending lines, the Billiards, the Kel.
leys, Moses l.. Hart, William Mann
Jacob Perkins, Theophilus Patch, many
of whose names are not familiar to this
generation, but all of whom had more
or less important parts in subduing the
wilderness and building our town. We
can only allude to them now to say that
though some of them had many faults.
they were all brave souls; that they per-
formed well their parts and passing on,
have left us many bright memories to
cherish, and we intend to keep them
green.
AT the first census our town had 43
inhabitants. Every subsequent census
has shown a fair, gradual, though never
very rapid increase. The last census
gave us Ills inhabitants, and a census
taken to-day would show that we are
still growing. Our increase of pOpula-
ton has not been from any enlargement
of our territorial limits. We have made
no cOnquests of our neighbOrs. When
Sterling and Mansfield were divided not
an acre of their territory fell to Hyde
Park, and the population of those two
towns amounting to about five hundred,
were divided between the towns of
Cambridge, Stowe, Morristown and
Johnson, Which of course, gave them
quite an advantage in the race. At the
last September election there were 4O4
votes cast for governor, which was 20
votes more than any other town in the
county cast. The check list showed
that there were 4S3 legal voters in town,
which indicates a population of 1000, at
least J1nHprCtan6 OF JS
no marvel of increase and growth. But
we do say that as compared with a large
majority of the towns in the state it is a
very creditable showing; considering
that we have no especial manufacturing
industry, neither mines nor QuarrieS to
invite immigration by special induce
ments to labOrers. But the sands of the
life OF my 80 minutes review are fast
running ont. In 1886 Lamoille County
was created, against bitter opposition,
largely through the influence of Hyde
Park in the Legislature and the county
seat was located here, which gave the
village considerable impetus and a
very bad reputation for time. 1t was
made the frequent resort of blacklegs
and old DRINKS from all the surrounding
towns, especially in court times, but
more or less at all times for % years.
who being supplemented or compile
mented, by our local talent i'll those
lines, which was considered first-class
in its day and generation. put the town
in bad odor. Being on the line of travel
between Lake Champlain and Derby
Line and the Connecticut river, and a
stopping place for a great many teams
and Transfers, who nightly crowded
three small hotels, and most of whom
drank heavily and played small loo nat
urally, the town acquired the unenViable
cOgnOmen, and bore it for some years,
OF = HelES Half Acre. Texas was the
name given to the attic where the tiger
was fought, and where money changed
hands rapidly upon games of chance.
That reign is past. There used to be a
jealousy that the course of justice was
interfered with by Hyde Park
set, and there may have been some juSti-
ticatlOn for the suspicion but that jeal-
ouSy has long since died out with the oc-
caSiOn for it. No judge of the Supreme
Court has ever been elected from this
town, but several assistant judges, and
all the county offices have in turn been
creditably filled by our citizens. The
present incumbent of the Probate office
Hon. Russell s. Page, who is near
ly our oldest living native seems
to have a life tenure, or at least
and willingness to hold the place, so
general is the satisfaction his admins
tration of this important office gives.
The office of Clerk of Court has always
been held by resident of this place
They have been in succession, PhilO G..
Camp, Harlow 2. Smith, Edward B.
Sawyer, Carlos S. NoyeS, Leander S.
Small who administered the office from
1861 to 1868 with great fidelity and care,
and was afterwards promoted to a seat
on the bench which he held for more
than the usual time, w. H. II. Kenfield,
and the present Capt. Smith b. Wait, of
the horrible horribles, who, if he sur
wives this days exploits, will probably
hold the office for a long life.
In 1857 the Lamoille Central Academy
was organized and opened in the fall term
Of 1858, with H. Henry Powers, now Ind
judge of the Supreme Court of
Vermont, as Principal, assisted by Miss
Lucy d. Champion, graduate from
Bishop Doane'S College, and a lady of
high culture and unusual personal dig
nifty and excellence of department, with
other well qualified assistants in the
of music and the arts, who
gave the institution an excellent reputa-
Jon and character to start with. He
set the excellent example of taking one
Of his fair pupils for his bride, who
though not of our town was next door
TO it, she being from Cady's Falls, whose
people nearly all come here to worship.
The institution has ever since been
under the successive control of graduates
IF the Vermont University, whose excel
ent character and fine attachments have
always been well vOuched before being
under whom the school has
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At the start. Three of these preceptOrs
the cOmmendable matrimonial
example of their first predecessor, and
tbs said the fourth is elected. That the
Institution is sufficient to confer first
class practical business education we
nave ample evidence. Witness the bust
ness career of the late Albert l.. Moves.
Would time permit, l could name MANY.
[ will speak of only one more with
especial reference. One career of phe-
success. Twenty-Five years
ago our toWnsman, Hon. G. S. Page,
small business here which,
the several unprece-
Tented financial crises through which
,he country has passed in the period,
mas steadily grown and expanded, until
t is to-day the largest of the kind in
5he country. With such consummate
skill and energy has his business been
that, though he has often
severe losses himself, no
of the steady routine of the
has ever occurred; no
creditor has been delayed, and the
aborer has had his stipulated wage as
as the Saturday night has re-
cured, and often in advance. His bust
ness methods are systematic, rigid and
severe, but just; and his hand and
pockets are always wide open in the fur
5herance of every laudable enterprise in
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